New York Times Connections: December 24th's Hints and Answers

The New York Times Games presents Connections, a daily word puzzle, even on Christmas Eve! Need a little help conquering this relaxing word game? This guide provides hints, clues, and even full spoilers for puzzle #562 (December 24, 2024). Whether you're a seasoned player or just starting, we've got you covered.

Today's Connections puzzle (December 24, 2024) includes these words: Lions, Tigers, Bears, Oh My, Dear, Jays, Bills, Use, Bye, Bees, Please, Close, Tight, Gimme, Ease, and Intimate.

Hints and Clues (Without Spoilers):

Several helpful hints are provided to guide you without revealing the complete solution. These hints offer subtle clues and partial spoilers, building up to the full answer.

General Hints:

• The puzzle solutions don't focus on sports teams or specific animal types.
• "Bye" and "Gimme" belong in the same group.

Category Hints and Answers (with increasing levels of detail):

We'll break down the hints and answers for each color-coded category, starting with subtle clues and progressing to full solutions.

• Yellow (Easy): Hint: A famous Wizard of Oz phrase. Answer: A famous line from The Wizard of Oz. Full Solution: "Lions, Tigers, and Bears, Oh My!" (Bears, Lions, Oh My, Tigers)

• Green (Medium): Hint: Think close companions. Answer: Describing close friendship. Full Solution: "Beloved, as a Friend" (Close, Dear, Intimate, Tight)

• Blue (Hard): Hint: Consider words that sound like plural letters. Answer: Words that sound like plural letters. Full Solution: "Words that Sound Like Plural Letters" (Bees, Ease, Jays, Use)

• Purple (Tricky): Hint: One-third of a well-known song title. Answer: Song titles when tripled. Full Solution: "When Tripled, Hit Song